Garment hanger



April 21, 1953 VR1, s, OWEN 2,635,793

GARMENT HANGER Filed Deo. 2v, 1948 am Wham? Patented Apr. 2l, 1953 UNITED `STATES APATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Raymond S. Owen, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Waldorf Paper Products Company, St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota.

Application December 27, 1948, Serial No. 67,380

My invention relates to an improvement in gar ment hangers and deals particularly with a means of attaching garments to the body of the hanger. In the use of garment hangers made of paper or paper board, considerable diiiiculty has been experienced in attaching skirts or other garments to the cross bar of the hanger. The paper board hanger when completed is stiff and rigid and it has been found Virtually impossible to pin a garment to the hanger by ordinary means. As a result it has 'been necessary to fold `the garment over the hanger cross bar and to pin the garment to itself. While this method often forms an acceptable means of retaining the garment in place, it has a tendency to pull the garment out of place and to leave noticeable marks on the garment when it is removed.

A feature of the present invention lies in the provision of a garment hanger formed of paper or fiber board and having a cross bar of inverted U-shaped section provided with spaced apertures through which a pin may extend. These apertures are arranged in pairs which are in spaced relation so as to permit the pointed end of a safety pin to pass through one opening through the garment and pass through the hanger again so that the safety pin may be locked.

A feature of the prentinvention lies in the simplicity with which the pinning operation may be completed. The apertures are formed through the generally parallel sides of the U-shaped cross bar at a point spaced from, but adjacent, the free lower edges thereof. By holding the pointed end of the safety pin at an angle and sliding `the pin point along the inner wall of the hanger, the pointed end of the' pin will automatically drop into the hanger apertures and provide an immediate indication when the point of the pin is engaged in an aperture.

The pinning of garments to a hanger is not in itself novel and the use of apertures in the cross bar of the hanger might appear to be an obvious means of permitting such a pinning operation to be accomplished. However, in pinning garments to a hanger cross bar of U-shaped cross section, the location and arrangement of the apertures assumes unusual importance. It is difficult to hold the garment and hanger in such a position that the apertures through which the pin may extend may be viewed during the attaching process. The applicant has found that with very little practice the pinning operation may be accomplished without the necessity of holding the hanger so that the apertures therethrough may be seen. The pointed end of the pin is merely held against the lower edge of one side of the hanger in an up- 2 Claims. (Cl. 223-87) 2 wardly inclined position and at an acute angle to the inner surface of the other side of the hanger cross bar. While held at this angle the pin point is moved along the hanger cross bar until the pointed end drops into one of the pin apertures. The remaining aperture of each pair is spaced properly so that when pins of a predetermined size are used, the pointed end of the pin will readily pass through the hanger Wall after impaling the article being supported.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my speciiication:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of a garment hanger showing a garment pinned thereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional view horizontally through the cross bar of the hanger shown in Figure 1, showing the position of the pin at the completion of the pinning operation. y 1

Figure 3 is an elevation View of the hanger cross bar showing the location of the apertures therein.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View through the hanger showing the manner in which the pin may be held to locate the pinning apertures in the hanger cross arm.

The hanger A includes a cross arm IU which is connected at its opposite ends along U`shaped connections II and I2 to upwardly and inwardly inclined hanger arms I3 and I4. I'he end I5 of the hanger arm I3 overlaps with thev end IB of the hanger arm I4 and thear'ms are heldin overlapping relation by a hook I1 of suitable construction. The hook I1 is provided with-a hook shaped lower end I9 engageable in registering notches 2U near the free ends of the arms I3 and I4 in the construction illustrated. The speciiic construction of the hook and supporting means is not of importance in the present invention.

The hanger cross bar ID is preferably of U-shaped cross section as best illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings and includes a pair of generally parallel side walls ZI and 22 connected by a flat or rounded upper connecting portion 23. Because of the channel or U-shaped section of the cross bar I0, it is diicult to hold the hanger and garment so that the garment, such as B, may be easily pinned to the cross bar.

A pair of spaced apertures 24 and 25 are formed in each of the side walls 2I and 22 of the cross bar near the end thereof most closely adjacent the connection II. A similar pair of spaced apertures 26 and 21 are provided in each of the cross bar side walls 2| and 22 near the end thereof most closely adjacent the arm connection I2. All of these openings 24, 25, 26, and 21 are equally spaced from the lower edges 29 and 30 of the side walls 2| and 22 respectively. The holes of each pair are spaced a distance proper to accommodate the pointed pin shank 3| of a safety pin C'.

In attaching a, garment B to the cross bar i of the hanger A the garment is held against one of the side walls 2| or 22 of the hanger with one hand while a .safety pin C is held with its 1mclasped pointed pin shank 3| against the inner surface of this cross bar wall. The pin shank 3| is held against the lower marginal edge 29 or 3|] of the opposite side wall and inclined upwardly. The angle of the pin is such ,as to hold the pointed end at the elevation of the apertures. As the apertures are of considerably larger diameter than the pin shank 3| s oine variation o f the angle is possible. The pointed end of the shank is held at an acute angle to the inner surface of the cross bar side wall through which it is to extend .and the pin .is moved rearwardly `se that the pointed end thereof will .slide readily over the inner surface Aof the ycross bar side wall. When the pointed .end of the pin registers with one of the lapertures, the point drops into the aperture and the operator is immediately advised that the pin point is in registry with .a pinning aperture.

The safety pins C are usually provided with a curved pin shankiso that lthe lshank may ,curve outwardly through the garment and then return to Ipassthrough the second aperture of each pair. This operation is .also .readily accomplished by either of two Sim-ple methods. The pin is irnserted a desired distance through the rst aperture so that the vpoint vof the pin would approximately register with the second aperture .of the pair land the pin shank pivoted slightly until the pointlocates the second opening.. Alternately the shank of the pin may be inserted through the garment, the pin shankeithersliding through the second aperture of the -Dair or along the hanger surface beyond the aperture. The pin may then be moved parallel to the free edge of the .cross Abar and retracted slightly until the point of the pin :engages in the second aperture of the pair.

I Vhave found that it is possible to easily pin lgarments to the hanger cross bar after but two or three attempts by even an inexperienced operator. Qnce the -rnanrlel .of lholding the hanger, garment. and iai-nis learned, the Operator een pin vthe serment to the cross ber 01.1 the rst ettempt.. is of importance as the speed of the pinning opere-tion usually determines Whether or `not a hanger ,0f .the type disclosed will be usedy for .supporting garments which must be pinned thereto. Furthermore, it will be noted '4 that when pinned to the cross bar the garment is held in xed relation thereto as the pins can not move any substantial distance longitudinally of the cross bar.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my garment hanger construction, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

l. A garment hanger including a cross bar and supporting arms connected to opposite ends thereof, said cross bar being of U-shaped cross section and including opposed sides and a connecting base, the connecting base acting to connect the upper ends of the opposed sides, the sides having free lower edges arranged in generally parallel .spaced relationship, one of seid sides having a pair .of spaced apertures therethrough, said apertures being located ,in `Substantially equally spaced relation to the free edge.

of said one side, and being spaced below the base portion connecting the sides, said apertures being spaced apart longitudinally of the said one side Va distance suitable to permit the pin shank of a safety pin to pass through the two apertures of the pair.

2. A garment hanger including a cross bar and supporting arms connected to opposite ends thereof, the cross bar being of inverted U-shaped form including opposed sides and a connecting base, which base is arranged uppermost, one of saidsides having a pair of apertures therethrough near each end thereof, the apertures of each pair being longitudinally spaced and at least one aperture of each pair being located equi-distant from the free lower edge of said one side of the cross bar, the spacing between the apertures of each pair being similar and being a distance apart suitable to permit the lpin shank of a safety to pass through the two apertu-res of the pair. 

